Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-06


The Aberdeen Paeking Company
propose % build xBosheF eAn3ery On
shoalwMteF Bay duFiag The next SEA-
son Tie new cannery win BE la-
cafed Ms the mouth Of North River.
TIE site for which has already BEEN
secured. Work will begin on q
wharf and size baIlding souie time
1 in February. sad the whole estab-
Iishment eemple1ed early Ia the sea-
sop J0hn Dasis hes secured the
confEnes for furnishing 80. 600 cedar
shingles, and will begin gesting them
cat 81 once. Pacific Journal.
A young man named 0fhcer, who
has been the guest of the Johnson
House, ElseneDargA, for some time
past. skipped out % Tuesdays train,
leaving . wife In strAitened eircum-
stances, and many mourning credit.
ors. Before taking bis departure be
borrowed $50 from Isaac Carson,
who is now engaged 10 vigorously
kicking himseif10 death In the yard
back Of the johnson Hoase.- Yaki-
ma Signal
The closing Of the japanese Ba-
zaar on the avenue, after short ca
reer, was unexpected. The goods on
hand, claimed 70 be worth SEQ. are
said 70 belong 70 o. Kai & Co., Of
San Francisco. They we're received,
- Il Is alleged. on consignment by
A Shino. The latter ID nov 10 this
city. The principal Of the firm Of
Raj & Co. 10 expected In Tacoma
soon, or II not, bis ageHt here viii
be instructed by letter concerning
ihe disposition OF the goods. either
20 have them remain on sale or taken
away. --Taeoma News.
Several days ago 3 lady in Port
Townsend sent by Wells, Fargo q
Co. = Express 20 a lady In Tacoma,
fine big black and white cat Tabby
reached Tacoma all right. and In the
evening was taken 70 the residence
of the lady, bat no one could be
found there; hence the cat was re-
turned 10 the express Office. 10 some
way during the evening the Cat es-
capped, and Is now at large. The ex-
press company advertise in another
column for the lost cat. and q suita-
BILE reward is offered for It's return 70
that Office Tacoma Ledger.
One day last week . stick of tim
Der $50 feet long and Ii inches at the
top, was launched here, but by some
misbap about 40 feet parted com.
pany upon touching the water. still
leaving Il good sized log. Il was
cut ~ McLe0d's camp, and was In.
tended for q flagstaff to be shipped
10 Australia. Much fine timber has
thus far been hauled from the camps
by the railroad. aud Mason County
Is 10 the front rank, at least as far as
the logging industry in Washington
| Territory Is concerned. Mount Yer
non. skagit county, has natural
flagstaff 1870 feet high, and which our
little stick still beats a few feet. Two
other sticks from McLeod's camp
were cut. 10 be 133 feet long and 20
inches at the top. Mason County
Journal.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Eleven postofiiees have been added
in the province during the last year.
Total revenue from 104 postofiices
for the year ending June 80, 1885,
S45. 07s II.
There will be q double track laid
on the EsquimaltNanaimo road, and
the road win extend By means OF a
suspension bridge to the indian res
eryation west OF Victoria. which has
been purchased of the Government
for $50 900, and the great perma-
nent buildings Of the terminal depot
will be built. From this terminus q
suspension bridge will be built to
reach the end Of JohnsoR street, so
as to communicate with Victoria.
The city Of Victoria has advanced
steadily during the past year, and
1877 opens auspscioasiy for the va
rious industries and business enter
prises OF the city. The best evidence
of advancement Is the increase 10
the general revenue. The estimated
revenue at the beginning OF the year
was $l29. 500. while the actual reve-
nue. will amount TO $l34 900, being
Si4 600 greater thaa that of the pre-
ceding year. During the past three
years Victoria has nearly doubled In
| population, and 81 SOC, 900 have been
expended in buildings aud improve
meats. The financial condition of
the city Is good, the gross Indebted
ness being $Sss. 600. bearing interest
and compound interest OF $50, 600,
reducing the net debt to : 36S, 500; of
this sum there Is $1,000 available for
improvements. Il will be hard to
tind city on the coast of the same
population as prosperous and fisaR.
cislly sound as Victoria. Victoria
Post.
MONTANA.
The following notice in q Montana
newspaper 10 not calculated to smooth
the feelings Of the thief who stole Mr.
SAmpaOn's bay mare: " The night Of the
IL inst. dRFk bag mare, fifteen handa
high. small white star on forehead. cath
hind fess white. vas stolen from the
atanle Of Ira sampson. the anderaagaed.
! will give the mare and $50 tn easn for
/ full and reiiAbls information regarding
the funeral Of sha thief. That's the
kind Of q man | am"
The Northern Pacific and the Pacific
Express companies have Gene 10 q CON
promise 10 dlscontinue competition for
Helena and Bate baainees. Since a0on
after the opening Of the Montana Union
aud the express var that followed both
companies hAvs had Offices in each town.
Now. however, the Northern Pacific ha-
closed tie Bate afiae and the Pacsfa